Knit Your Square To Give Your Share 2009!

mioliere

Shezmit - your teds will be fine; they'll just come back with berets on, onions round their necks and bad French accents!

KathyXX

shezmit

i will keep you to that Kathy:rotfl:
Also Kathy your bunting is now on the website

right i am off to finish this flipping gown as i started it last night and i want to get some squares done tonight aswell

shazrobo

good luck with the move kathy, i have never been abroad, not even for a holiday, so cant imagine living out there,

can u update me with 1 bunting, 1 baby hat, and 1 aaron quare please

shaz x

daffodiltulip

I've just finished a sleeping bag - does it need to be lined, and if so, what should be used?

shezmit

No sleeping bags don't need to be line, Thankyou so much

daffodiltulip

What have crocheted hedgehogs got to do with anything?

L_C_Wilson

Good luck with the move Kathy. Just think youself lucky that we live in the age of the internet so you can keep in touch.

4 Baby hats, 2 Pairs booties, 9 Aaron squares to update please.

mioliere

Good morning everyone and thanks for all your good wishes for my forthcoming move. By early next week, we'll have a moving date so I shall keep you all informed!

LC Wilson - I am very lucky that I'll have the wonders of the internet so that I can keep in touch with everyone, and also I won't have to leave MSE behind! I shall be able to make the most of Skype to see and talk to the family, and I'm hoping that will be enough to keep me from pining for them too much, because leaving them behind is the worst part of all this.

SGT - when do you plan to move to Spain and whereabouts in Spain will you be living? I wish you well with all your plans.

Redhead Mum - I'll definitely be keeping the wool handy for the trip! And you're right, at least I'll be able to knit or crochet on the way! I know Chalky did a trip around the UK last year and worked out that she could knit a super-stretchy hat every fifty miles (while her DH did the driving, I hasten to add!). She made hundreds of hats! I shall stick to patterns I don't have to think about while we are on the high seas and on the road - probably the ten minute crochet hat and the ten minute booties.

Daffodilltulip - I haven't seen a pattern for a crochet hedgehog, only a knitted one, but I may have a go at crocheting one - it shouldn't be that difficult because the knitted one is simple. As for what hedgehogs have to to do with anything, if you look at Loving Hands' website (www.lovinghands.org.uk) you'll see they run regular challenges for knitters and one of the current Spring challenges is to make 'trauma' toys. These toys are to be kept in the cabs of ambulances and fire-engines so that, if the paramedics and firemen come across a child who has been caught up in an accident, they can be given a toy to help distract them, and they can keep the toy afterwards. I think it's a great idea. Shazrobo found the hedgehog pattern and it has proved really popular and successful because, although the pattern is simple, the finished result is brilliant.

Shezmit - thanks for putting the pattern on the Preemies UK site. Oh, by the way, your latest Teds arrived yesterday! Thanks for the black wool, too. I was starting to run out and it seems difficult to get black DK here at the moment. I shall make sure this batch of Teds don't need to cross the channel, and get them back to you as soon as I can!

I finished the crochet cardi for my due-in-August grandchild last night. I added some yellow teddybear buttons to it. I'm really pleased with it because the pattern was very easy. I'm making a hat and booties to go with it, and then I'll carry on with making things for Preemies. I'm still working on a crochet blanket for the baby, but I do that between other projects. I also want to knit a couple of toys for my grandchildren before I move to France. I have lots of wool but, if I remember, there is only one place near us in France that sells wool, so I shall have a big shop in my local shop here; I need to make sure I have enough pink and blue for the baby (DIL and DS2 don't want to know the sex of the baby before it's born - although, personally, I think they're having a girl!), so I shall make something in each colour. I've found a lovely crochet dress pattern that I think I'll make anyway. I also need to know that I have plenty of wool for the charity knitting - I'm sure that making things will help me as much as the good causes! I'll also find out which wool suppliers will ship stuff to France - I shall panic if I can't get hold of wool easily! I'll be visiting my wool shop on Monday with the perfect excuse to have a big spend-up! And of course, when we come back in August to meet our new grandchild, I shall have to visit the shop again!

Well, I shall do the update now, in a separate post. It seems to take up most of the page now, thanks to all you lovely people do!

KathyXX

mioliere

PLEASE NOTE: Thanks to everyone for such a good response to Chalky's appeal for the orphanage in Spain. Her SIL has arrived with all our items, and they have been delivered to the orphanage. Chalky has posted some great photos on page 27 of this thread. I think we will have made a big difference to a baby who arrived there with nothing; doesn't it make you feel good?!

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LATEST UPDATE: Don't forget to let me know if I get these figures wrong - as some of you know, it's not difficult for me to make a complete hash of it!

Shazrobo
15 baby hats
17 buntings
3 pairs bootees
1 baby blanket
26 Innocent Smoothie hats (for Sainsbury's Big Knit campaign this year)
6 hedgehogs
3 hats for Loving Hands elderly challenge
1 shawl for Loving Hands elderly challenge
2 boobs
4 squares
5 Aaron squares
Chalky's appeal: 1 jumper


Pippa.S
3 baby hats
3 cardies
6 buntings
12 squares
1 baby blanket
5 pair bootees
2 body warmer
1 scarf for LH elderly challenge
12 hedgehogs for LH trauma toys challenge
1 dinosaur for LH trauma toys challenge
2 tiny teds

Chalky's appeal: 2 cardies, 1 jumper, 2 pairs bootees


Mioliere
9 baby hats
4 pairs bootees
8 buntings
3 bibs
1 baby dress (pink - for full-term newborn)
1 baby doll for LH's Trauma Toys appeal
2 hedgehogs for LH's Trauma Toys appeal
1 dinosaur
1 teddy hand puppet for LH's appeal
Chalky's appeal: 1 pair mittens, 1 cardi
1 Aaron square

Shezmit
3 sleeping bags
5 buntings
15 teddies
4 jumpers for the teds
1 scarf
26 boobs
27 Easter chicks
1 mini Christmas stocking
4 squares
1 coffee mug cosy
1 baby cardi
1 hedgehog
4 Aaron squares
4 bibs

Aaron
5 squares

Jellybeans
13 baby hats
3 Teddies for Tragedies
7 buntings
3 boobs

K2tog
12 baby hats
10 buntings
2 pairs of bootees
1 hat for LH's elderly challenge
1 hedgehog
2 Innocent Smoothie hats
1 Ted
1 pair mittens


LilyMay (my Mum)
6 toddler cardies
4 toddler hats
8 baby hats
6 baby blankets
2 baby vests
2 cardies
8 buntings
9 squares
8 hedgehogs
3 large hats for Loving Hands elderly challenge

Tooties
11 baby hats
11 cardies
2 pairs of bootees
120 squares
1 blanket
1 pair mittens
2 boobs
3 hats for LH's elderly challenge
3 scarves for LH elderly
4 pairs of mittens for LH elderly
3 shawls for LH elderly
1 pair of bed socks for LH elderly
3 boobs
3 pairs child's socks
2 toddler jumpers
Chalky's appeal: 1 cardi

F1Widow
4 baby hats
2 pairs of bootees
3 squares
1 baby blanket
1 scarf
1 bunting

RoloPolo
18 baby hats
13 cardies
6 pairs of mittens
3 pairs of bootees

Chrisbethany
6 baby hats
6 buntings
26 squares

Miss Angie
10 squares

Mrs Moneypenny
9 baby hats
1 baby gown
1 angel pocket
8 buntings
2 cardies
6 squares
22 Puffin P.E.bags (as Mrs Moneypenny's DS calls them (!) for LH challenge
7 boobs
9 Aaron squares
Chalky's appeal: 1 jumper
Mrs Moneypenny's Choirboys' fundraisers:
2 toys
11 Creme Egg ducklings and chicks


DPixie
51 squares
21 Innocent Smoothie hats
17 'Aaron squares'

Chalky
13 Teds
13 squares
22 boobs
1 hedgehog
1 angel pocket
13 Innocent Smoothie hats
Chalky's appeal: 12 cardies, 1 hat, 1 pr booties

Itsloopylisa
2 baby hats
1 angel pocket
2 buntings
3 sleeping bags
2 Teds
2 squares
3 Innocent Smoothie hats
1 Aaron square

Craftlady
4 buntings
1 lap blanket
1 toy lamb for Preemies UK

Sheyo
14 baby hats
15 pairs of bootees
15 pairs of mittens
10 buntings
15 bib
2 hedgehogs

Bridgetdunstable
1 square

Gingernutmeg
50 Innocent Smoothie hats (for Sainsbury's next campaign)

SylviaD
5 baby hats
2 Teds
8 squares
1 dinosaur for LH trauma toy challenge
1 pig for LH trauma toy challenge
3 baby gowns
1 cardie
1 Angel pocket

SGT
3 baby hats
3 bunting
2 pairs mittens
1 pair bootees
1 body warmer
1 Innocent Smoothie hat
Chalky's appeal: 1 cardi, 1 pair mittens, 1 pair bootees

KLF
1 Innocent Smoothie hat
1 'Aaron square'

Pauline
3 Teddies for Tragedies

Daphne
3 Angel pockets
1 cardi
3 jumpers
2 pairs of bootees
4 hats
1 large blanket
Chalky's appeal: 1 cardi

Maytaurus
9 squares
2 baby hats
2 blankets
3 pairs bootees
1 pair of mittens
1 baby cardi
Chalky's appeal: 2 baby hats
1 dog sweater

Zippitty
1 animal blanket
3 squares
2 Innocent Smoothie hats

Seakay
14 squares

Heldun
3 baby hats
3 buntings
2 baby blankets
1 cardi
1 pair mittens
1 bootees

Shelbell
3 baby hats
1 Innocent Smoothie hat
1 square
1 hooded wrap (well done for perservering with it!)

Lorri
6 baby hats
6 cardies
9 pairs of bootees
3 pairs of mittens
2 chicks

L C Wilson
31 squares
19 baby hats
2 pairs of booties
1 angel wrap (listed under 'angel pockets')
44 'Aaron squares'

RedheadMum
3 baby hats
3 squares

Hellbells45
4 squares

Worleite
4 baby hats

Nikki2002-2008
46 Innocent Smoothie hats
2 pairs of bootees
3 'Aaron squares'
3 baby blankets

Nikhita
2 'Aaron squares'

Aeshna
8 squares
6 Innocent Smoothie hats
1 baby bunting

PurpleTeddyBear
12 Innocent Smoothie hats
3 'Aaron squares'
1 Square Jumper for Soweto
3 Easter Chicks

Our Spanish department (via Chalky)!
50 Teds for Tragedies

Roaming in the Gloaming
2 dog blankets
6 baby hats
13 IS hats

Psso
9 baby hats
3 baby cardies
1 baby jumper
1 pair of booties
10 squares
10 IS hats

Linedancerann
2 Baby Cardies
8 Baby Hats
1 Pair of Mittens
1 Pair of Booties

Jena
1 baby blanket
2 baby hat
2 Innocent Smoothie hats

Daffodiltulip
1 sleeping bag

RUNNING TOTALS:

Baby Hats: 195 Baby Cardies: 51 Baby Jumpers: 4
Sleeping Bags: 6 Buntings: 98 Angel Pockets: 8
Pairs of Booties: 53 Pairs of Mittens: 28 Teddies: 88
Jumpers for Teds: 4 Scarves: 3 Toddler Cardies: 4 Toddler Jumpers: 2
Toddler Hats: 4 Baby Blankets: 18 Baby Vests: 2 Baby dress: 1
Baby Gowns: 4 Bibs: 28 Bodywarmers: 2
Squares: 361 Boobs: 64 Easter Chicks: 32
Mini Xmas Stockings: 1 Int. Smoothie Hats: 222 Coffee Mug Cosies: 1
Pairs of Children’s Socks: 3 Animal Blankets: 3 Dog Sweaters: 1
Children's Hats: 3 Hooded Wraps: 1 Toys for Preemies UK: 1 lamb


LOVING HANDS CHALLENGES:
Elderly:
Hats: 9 Scarves: 3 Pairs of Mittens: 5
Shawls: 4 Pairs of Bedsocks: 1 Large Blankets: Lap Blanket: 1
Puffin Bags: 22
Trauma Toys: Hedgehogs: 24 Baby Dolls: 1
Dinosaurs: 3 Teddy Puppets: 1 Pigs: 1

CHALKY’S APPEAL:
Baby Cardies: 17 Jumpers: 4 Pairs of Mittens: 2
Baby Hats: 4 Pairs of Booties: 4

MRS MONEYPENNY’S CHOIRBOYS’ FUNDRAISERS: Toys: 2
Creme Egg Ducklings: 11

AARON’S SQUARES: 79

ADDED SINCE LAST UPDATE: 24!

SOWETO:
1 Square Jumper

dpixie

morning all - kathy - i always seem to be a few steps behind you and your updates. can you please update me with 16 more aaron squares when you next do the updates?

as for moving to france, we are in the south west too, about an hour south of toulouse - near l'isle jordain and l'isle en dodon (our local town). our house in in a small village with the most beautiful views of the pyrenees. the weather there is lovely at the moment (i have some friends who live near by) and i must admit that i love it there.

oh well i must get a bit of my "fix" (coffee) and then some therapy (knitting) just to start the day.

have a lovely day everyone.

dpixie